Cohorts

2025 Women’s Teaching Cohort Information

Date/Time

Online: Feb 4, 11, 18 from 7-8:30 pm
In-Person at MBC: Feb 28 from 11 am-2 pm

Cost:

$20 per participant

What to Expect:

Participants will / may:

  • Use the provided planning materials each week to work through a scripture passage of
    their choosing.
  • Learn how to start a lesson or Bible talk, connect with your audience, teach in context,
    and prepare an outline.
  • Discuss the struggles of teaching and preparing a lesson, how to incorporate style and
    personality, and determine what you want your audience to leave with.
  • Week 4 will include breakout sessions to dive further into the topics of teaching children,
    youth, or women.
  • (For those wanting to be included on our recommended speakers list)
    Email a video of your sample teaching for feedback. We recommend
    doing this in front of a small audience but it can also be done by yourself.

Weekly Breakdown:

Week 1

  • How to start/prepare for a Bible talk (materials)
  • Teaching in context
  • Connecting with your audience
  • Each participant will pick a text of Scripture to work through during the cohort

Week 2

  • Discuss the struggles of teaching the Bible and putting together a Bible talk
  • How to create an outline
  • Goals: What do you want the audience to leave with?

Week 3

  • Incorporating style and personality
  • Working through elements to think about – how to open/start your talk (delivery), connecting
    with your audience continued, etc.

Week 4

  • Fellowship with each other through a meal
  • Breakout Sessions: Teaching Children, Youth, or Women
  • Wrap-up / Reflections on what you learned or still struggling with
  • Door Prize Drawing